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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Jaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaffer comes to the cage accompanied by DubRaider- Starry Eyes. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Psycho - 50 Cent. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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168 cm
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135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Jaffer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Jaffer.
Jaffer misses with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Jaffer circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Jaffer shoots in.
Jaffer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Jaffer sprawls well.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Jaffer circles away.
Jaffer with a hook.
Jaffer shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Jaffer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
James Jaffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Johnson.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jaffer after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Jaffer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaffer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaffer clinches.
Jaffer misses with the head strike.
Jaffer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaffer can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson is trying to drag Jaffer to the mat but Jaffer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jaffer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer lands with a left to the head.
Jaffer has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Jaffer misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Jaffer.
Johnson has Jaffer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaffer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jaffer can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson is trying to drag Jaffer to the mat but Jaffer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaffer gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Jaffer wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaffer wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Jaffer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer lands a left hand.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson letting Jaffer take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaffer as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaffer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jaffer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jaffer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Jaffer has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Jaffer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jaffer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jaffer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jaffer looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaffer preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaffer won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jaffer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaffer fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Jaffer closes the distance and clinches.
Jaffer misses with some punches.
Jaffer misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaffer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab from Jaffer.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaffer misses with an uppercut.
Jaffer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaffer tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaffer counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaffer was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaffer has wrist control.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson won't allow Jaffer to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to control but Jaffer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaffer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaffer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Jaffer.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaffer tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jaffer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Jaffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Johnson.
Sloppy strikes from Jaffer. Those never looked like landing.
Jaffer fails with the takedown
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jaffer misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaffer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Jaffer avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Jaffer tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Jaffer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Jaffer to work.
A short left from Jaffer.
Jaffer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jaffer preventing the sweep.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randall Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jaffer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer scores with a jab to the head.
Jaffer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Jaffer.
Jaffer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Jaffer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaffer fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaffer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson pushes Jaffer off looking to stand but Jaffer dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants to control the action here but instead Jaffer manages to pass to full mount!
Jaffer controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jaffer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jaffer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Jaffer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Jaffer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Jaffer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jaffer stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Jaffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaffer rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaffer misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Jaffer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaffer misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaffer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaffer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Jaffer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jaffer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jaffer working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jaffer is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jaffer trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jaffer stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Jaffer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaffer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaffer has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jaffer manages to pass to side control.
Jaffer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Randall Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Jaffer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaffer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jaffer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaffer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jaffer!
After the fight, James Jaffer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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